Principal Value of tan⁻¹(tan 5π/6) + cos⁻¹(cos 13π/6)

Evaluate: tan-1(tan 5π/6) + cos-1(cos 13π/6)

Solution:

Step 1: Use principal value ranges

tan-1(x) ∈ \((-π/2, π/2)\) cos-1(x) ∈ \([0, π]\)

Step 2: Evaluate tan⁻¹(tan 5π/6)

\[ \tan \frac{5\pi}{6} = -\tan \frac{\pi}{6} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \]

\[ \tan^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = -\frac{\pi}{6} \]

Step 3: Evaluate cos⁻¹(cos 13π/6)

\[ \cos \frac{13\pi}{6} = \cos\left(2\pi + \frac{\pi}{6}\right) = \cos \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \]

\[ \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = \frac{\pi}{6} \]

Step 4: Add values

\[ -\frac{\pi}{6} + \frac{\pi}{6} = 0 \]

Final Answer:

Value = \[ 0 \]

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